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14 December 2021 1949 comments
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Following the postponement of Brentford v Manchester United, Gameweek 17 now gets underway with Norwich City v Aston Villa at 19.45 GMT, followed by Manchester City v Leeds United 15 minutes later.

Gianni and Seb will be following the action in the embedded video below and over on our YouTube channel.

At Carrow Road, Dean Smith makes four changes from Gameweek 16, with Ben Gibson, Brandon Williams, Jacob Sorensen and Todd Cantwell coming in for Grant Hanley, Dimitris Giannoulis, Lukas Rupp and Josh Sargent.

Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, makes just the one change, with Emiliano Buendia replacing the injured Marvelous Nakamba, who may miss the rest of the 2021/22 season after suffering a knee injury against Liverpool at the weekend.

As a result, Ollie Watkins leads the line once again, with Danny Ings having to settle for a place on the bench.

Notably, Jed Steer, Morgan Sanson, Anwar El Ghazi and Keinan Davis are all absent from the matchday squad, with Gerrard revealing in his pre-match press conference that two first-team players had tested positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola makes four changes, as John Stones comes in at full-back for the suspended Joao Cancelo, while further forward, Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden are in for Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, all of whom drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker surprisingly misses out, with reports suggesting he is short of full fitness.

For Leeds, they name an unchanged XI, as Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford remain out.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams, Sorensen, Gilmour, McLean, Placheta, Cantwell, Pukki

Subs: Gunn, Byram, Tomkinson, Mumba, Giannoulis, Rowe, Idah, Dowell, Dickson-Peters

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Young, Watkins

Subs: Marschall, Tuanzebe, Hause, Iroegbunam, Chukwuemeka, Philogene-Bidace, Trezeguet, Archer, Ings


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Fernandinho, Egan-Riley, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Ayling, Llorente, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Raphinha, Roberts, Harrison, James

Subs: Klaesson, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Drameh, Summerville, Greenwood, Klich, McCarron, Jenkins

  1. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTF IN Ollie!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yessss!!

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LETS GO!

    3. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeehaaa

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes Watkins! Yes!

  3. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    thank you ollie

  4. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kind of happy Bilva blanked today. Cue sales, City rotation, and Bernardo bangs a goal next game week lol

    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so! Jesus and Sterling Will probably play instead of Grealish and Mahrez next game

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep, bilva will definitely start, who knows about KDB after playing the full 90

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I dunno. Going to be really tough to predict City starting 11 since it looks like everyone is fit. Looks like one of KdB, Bernardo and Gundo will be benched.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I own Gundo and Bernardo. Pretty confident that they will both feature so not worried at all

      2. SINGH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Can't see Bsilva playing as a winger touching the line like he did today. He is better upfront in place of Mahrez or Foden. KDB back is going to impact his central play.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely nailed for next game

    4. Green Arrow
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Unless Bilva got injured and gets flagged. Then we won't know if he's fit to start because..Pep.

  5. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins was always the best replacement for Ronaldo!

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      And Kane!

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully Cancelo doesn't come on now, Watkins 1st sub.

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well played

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    8 goals (so far)
    2 clean sheets

    1 point

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah same, and 2 played. With all these postponements, what is the point.

  8. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    0 from 0. Living the dream.

  9. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Foden, one more and youd make my evening complete

  10. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Allan -> Bowen instead of Wilson -> Watkins will probably haunt me. So many 50/50 decisions going wrong lately.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen has awesome fixtures coming up cheer up

  11. fricky_
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    And there goes Foden 1 bonus

  12. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ah damn. Wilson to watkins was my planned transfer before Covid struck

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    6-0
    I guess this shows how good Kalvin Phillips is

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    With no players in either games this has been painful, but I suppose nothing would have been worse than a bilva haul

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      From an EO perspective nothing too bad has happened

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Watkins 33.91%
        Foden 22.49%

  15. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    wilson to watkins or pukki at 6pm ,honestly just bollocks to it...

  16. dark91
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Stones goal no assist

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Scores when he wants.

  17. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Spent the afternoon debating Watkins vs Antonio, decided I'd go against the herd on this one 🙁

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Watkins was against..

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Considering yes, but definitely a bandwagon on this forum today

  18. Bod
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well this GW is all about players I don’t have by the looks of it

  19. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    City are obviously very good but Leeds have been disgraceful

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed.

      I know they have injuries but Leeds have regressed a lot this season. Alioski was a big loss for them imo.

  20. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't believe Watkins actually delivered. Eases the pain of getting Sterling.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      First time ever owning him, thought I was in for a right fail lol

  21. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins covered my -8 stupidity 😀 Nice!

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is an absolute LORD!

  23. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins and Foden, I’ll take it!

  24. Boberella
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Good start to the week with Bernardo and Pukki!
    Well done Watkins owners.
    De Bruyne essential!

  25. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins VC. Salah will get 1 point won’t he after coming on as late sub.

  26. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brought Bernardo and Watkins in... rough with the smooth...

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  27. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rival brought in Foden and Watkins for free. It’s funny because talking to the guy in work he seems clueless about football but is having a huge season. Maybe I’m the clueless one haha

  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins my VC

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Blood hell Leeds

  30. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden assist I’ll take that.